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Annual Conference - Endangered Sounds - August 2009
Endangered Sounds
Thursday 20th and Friday 21st August 2009
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
In an age of rapid environmental, social and technological change, the sounds of our world are noticeably disappearing. These sounds form an essential component in the fabric of our cultures, and the ability to preserve these sonic environments is a necessity. Conference themes include capturing the shifting soundscapes of humanity, impermanence of installation and performance works, virtual sounds in virtual spaces, endangered languages and community collections. Selected Australian professionals and practitioners will present powerful ideas regarding the past and future of our sounds.
Conference presenters are curatorial, technical and archival experts as well as creative and academic practitioners in the sound arts. Speakers include: sound recordist Greg Simmons, Aboriginal language linguist Michael Walsh, electrical engineer Neil Boucher, indigenous curator Liz McNiven and keynote by composer and sound artist William Duckworth.
For the first time, this conference will be associated with the National Film and Sound Archive's Sound Day on Wednesday 19th August where the 2009 selection of ten Sounds of Australia for inclusion in the National Registry of Recorded Sound will be announced by the Honourable Peter Garrett, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts.
Conference registration form: Registration Form For more information see: conference details
March 2009 - Technical Seminar well received
Many enjoyed our two day seminar "From Manual to Mass", which featured paper presentations, practical worshops and demonstrations on many aspects of audio preservation. The seminar was on the 26th and 27th of March 2009 at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
2008 Award For Excellence Recipients
Grace Koch - for services to sound archiving and indigenous collections.
Owen Chambers - for his contribution to radio broadcasting and recording in Australia.
2008 IASA / ASRA Conference in Sydney was Great
The 2008 conference of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) was hosted by the Australasian Sound Recordings Association (ASRA) at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia. "No Archive Is An Island" was held from the 14th to the 19th of September 2008, at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia
Visit the Official
2008 Conference Website
or go to the IASA
Website
ASRA Membership
Yearly ASRA membership includes a subscription to the Australasian Sound Archive Journal . If you would like to become a member of ASRA and reserve your copy of Australasian Sound Archive, please fill out the Membership Form.
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Australasian Sound Archive Journal
ASRA membership includes a yearly subscription to the "Australasian Sound Archive".
If you would like to become a member of ASRA and reserve your copy of the
Australasian Sound Archive journal, please fill out our Membership Form and join today.
The annual journal features papers by fellow professionals in the sound and archival industries and often includes papers delivered at the ASRA annual conference.
ASA Journal Submissions
ASRA appreciates submissions made for inclusion within the ASA journal. All contributions are reviewed before publication. Not all submissions are published. Submissions must conform to Journal Submission Guidelines.